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Teacher Spotlight: Robin Farnsworth, Armstrong Academy

October 2014Josh Whiting

Mrs. Robin Farnsworth is a third grade teacher at Neil Armstrong Academy. This 2014 Excel Award winner is noted for ensuring that her students learn by doing and that they are each active participants in her classroom. Whether they are creating on an iPad, using their hands for exploration, connecting to the world by participating in a Global Read Aloud, blogging, doing a #MysterySkype, or another innovative learning opportunity, Mrs. Farnsworth uses a variety of ways to engage her students in learning. She also emphasizes innovation and world problem solving with her FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team that she coaches before school. FLL students have to build a robot and learn how to program it to perform various tasks for competition.

Outside the classroom, Mrs. Farnsworth is inspiring teachers to collaborate and share. She had the vision to bring Edcamp to Utah on October 11, 2014 at Armstrong Academy. Edcamp is a type of “unconference” designed to bring teachers together to talk about the things that matter most to them. With the help of Jared Covili of UCET, Mrs. Farnsworth’s vision was a success. Teachers who attended Edcamp Utah were able to discuss topics of interest, share their own knowledge, and leave with new knowledge and ideas for teaching.

If you are interested in learning more about Edcamp Utah you can go to www.ucet.org/edcamput. Also, watch Neil Armstrong’s principal, Tyler Howe, interview Robin Farnsworth about Edcamp Utah’s success:

Spotlight Author: Kristen Johnson, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist

Filed Under: Teacher SpotlightsTagged With: #EdcampUT, #MysterySkype, 3rd Grade, Armstrong Academy, Edcamp, First LEGO League, Global Read Aloud, Kristen Johnson, Robin Farnsworth

Edcamp Utah

August 2014Josh Whiting

The first-ever Edcamp Utah will be held at Armstrong Academy on October 11, 2014. Free registration opens today (August 15, 2014) and is limited to 200 participants. Click here to register and for more information. Also follow the conversation on twitter: #EdcampUT

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Filed Under: News, Professional DevelopmentTagged With: #EdcampUT, Edcamp, Education Conferences, Granite School District, Professional Development, UCET

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